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Anthropic is expanding access to its Claude Cowork AI platform, launching it on mobile and web for the first time on July 7, 2026. The rollout begins with Max subscribers, with other plans gaining access in the coming weeks. Cowork sessions now run in the cloud by default, allowing cross-device continuity and background task execution.
Simon Willison praises Anthropic's new detailed documentation on sandboxing techniques for Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. The post covers process sandboxes, VMs, filesystem boundaries, and egress controls across platforms like gVisor, Seatbelt, Bubblewrap, and Virtualization frameworks. It also notes a past missed exfiltration vector and suggests the SRT tool is now mature enough to try.
Anthropic has launched ten agent templates for key financial tasks like pitchbooks, KYC screening, and month-end closes. These work as plugins in Claude Cowork and Claude Code or cookbooks for Claude Managed Agents. Integration with Microsoft apps and new data connectors enhance capabilities, paired with Claude Opus 4.7 topping benchmarks.
Anthropic released ten preconfigured AI agents tailored for finance to handle tasks in research, risk checks, and accounting. These tools integrate with platforms like Claude Cowork and connect to new data partners including Moody's. The move comes as Anthropic and OpenAI seek enterprise revenue ahead of possible IPOs this year.